Dual Sunroofs !! (DIAL-UP WARNING - CONTAINS 15 IMAGES)

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pantah
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My tercel:: 84 4wd
Location: Boquete, Panama

Ventilation not what I had hoped

Post by pantah »

I found a pop up sunroof from a Toyota Small van of the same vintage. It was a perfect fit. However I had hoped to improve on the miserable stock ventilation, as I got tired of trying to get my a/c to work.

It turns out that even though the sunroof glass is silvered and has a black mesh that blocks out half of the light, my car is now hotter! There is no improvement in ventilation when moving and the heat coming in exceeds that going out when the car is parked when the sunroof is popped.

It seems that the loss of insulation by putting in the sunroof is the culprit. Any one know where I can get air deflectors to get air into the car when moving? :?
takza
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Post by takza »

I've looked for those and have thought of making my own for various vehicles. Might try JCWhitney? Only problem is the occasional bumblebee.
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